Encephalitis Virus, Western Equine

A species of ALPHAVIRUS that is the etiologic agent of encephalomyelitis in humans and equines in the United States, southern Canada, and parts of South America.

Year introduced: 1973(1971)

PubMed search builder options

Subheadings:

Restrict to MeSH Major Topic.

Do not include MeSH terms found below this term in the MeSH hierarchy.

Tree Number(s): B04.820.230.440, B04.820.578.875.054.360

MeSH Unique ID: D004667

Registry Number: txid11039

Entry Terms:

• Encephalitis Viruses, Western Equine
• Virus, Western Equine Encephalitis
• Viruses, Western Equine Encephalitis
• Western equine encephalitis virus
• Western Equine Encephalitis Viruses
• Encephalomyelitis Virus, Western Equine
• WEE Virus
• WEE Viruses

Previous Indexing:

• Encephalitis Viruses (1966-1970)

All MeSH Categories
Organisms Category
Viruses
RNA Viruses
Encephalitis Viruses
Encephalitis Virus, Western Equine

All MeSH Categories
Organisms Category
Viruses
RNA Viruses
Positive-Strand RNA Viruses
Togaviridae
Alphavirus
Encephalitis Virus, Western Equine